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September Issue of the IDA Disability Rights Bulletin is Out
Please click the links below to have access the September Issue of the IDA Disability Rights Bulletin: PDF version or
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IDA Press Release: United Nations High-Level Week on Disability and Development
New York, 3 October 2013 – The inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda was debated at the highest level of government during the opening of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly last week. It is the first time in UN history that the rights of persons with disabilities have been discussed within the framework of the UN political agenda. The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and its member organisations were well represented in a number of high-level meetings and side events throughout the week.
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IDA Press Release: United Nations High-Level Week on Disability and Development
New York, 3 October 2013 – The inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda was debated at the highest level of government during the opening of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly last week. It is the first time in UN history that the rights of persons with disabilities have been discussed within the framework of the UN political agenda. The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and its member organisations were well represented in a number of high-level meetings and side events throughout the week.
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IDA Press Release: High Level Meeting on Disability and Development, 23 September 2013
New York, 23 September 2013 – The United Nations (UN) General Assembly held a High-Level Meeting on disability and development in the General Assembly Hall of the UN today, with statements from over 50 Member States, UN Agencies and civil society. Mr. Yannis Vardakastanis, Chair of the International Disability Alliance (IDA), spoke on behalf of organisations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) at the opening of the meeting.